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The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Gerardo Ceballos and Rodolfo Dirzo for quantifying the scale of the Sixth Mass Extinction of species
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology has gone in this sixteenth edition to two...
Homo sapiens already reached northwest Europe more than 45,000 years ago
The three published studies describe the Homo sapiens fossils from Ilsenhöhle at Ranis and their associated context (Mylopotamitaki et al.),...
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for the University of Bonn
The newly approved project “Development of a biomimetic prototype to reduce microplastics emissions” (SuspensionFlow) has the aim of developing an...
Treatment of aggressive breast cancer: discovery of a new protein involved in the development of metastases
A protein found abundantly in breast cancers that are refractory to conventional treatments is thought to cause the development of...
Lupus Research Alliance 2023 Dr. William E. Paul Distinguished Innovator Award granted to Yale School of Medicine Researcher Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D.
NEW YORK, NY – January 31. The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) is pleased to grant the 2023 Dr. William E....
Researchers discover new ways to excite spin waves with extreme infrared light
As demands for computing resources continue to increase rapidly, scientists and engineers are looking for ways to build faster systems...
Revolutionizing treatment for deadly triple-negative breast cancer
A researcher at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Institute is working to revolutionize treatment regimens for...
Machine learning guides carbon nanotechnology
Carbon nanostructures could become easier to design and synthesize thanks to a machine learning method that predicts how they grow...
Tracking unconventional superconductivity
At low enough temperatures, certain metals lose their electrical resistance and they conduct electricity without loss. This effect of superconductivity...
Protecting light beams from gain and loss – International research team demonstrates robust light propagation in open systems for the first time
Whether describing the orbits of planets or the inner workings of the atom, a key paradigm in physics is the...
Pusan National University researchers decode key airflow pattern impacting global climate
The Hadley circulation is a key atmospheric circulation pattern in the tropics. It helps even out the temperature between the...
Alleviate the drought in the east Hungarian plains
Intensive agricultural cultivation and the resulting changes in soil structure cause low humidity in the near-surface air during heat waves...
Researchers overview recent progress and challenges in silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Research in recent years displays that several chemical modifications (binders, composite materials, and electrolytes) provide superior stability and enhance electrochemical...
New AI technique significantly boosts Medicare fraud detection
Medicare is sporadically compromised by fraudulent insurance claims. These illicit activities often go undetected, allowing full-time criminals and unscrupulous health...
Autoimmune disease and pregnancy
SEATTLE – For many aspiring mothers with autoimmune disease, pregnancy can be daunting and full of unknowns. In some cases,...
Enhancing solid-state phosphorescence in π-electronic molecules
Photoluminescent molecules, capable of absorbing and re-emitting light, play an important role in the development of technologies such as light-emitting...
Machine learning informs a new tool to guide treatment for acute decompensated heart failure
A recent study co-authored by Dr. Matthew Segar, a third-year cardiovascular disease fellow at The Texas Heart Institute and led by...
Scientists pinpoint growth of brain’s cerebellum as key to evolution of bird flight
**EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 P.M. ET TUESDAY, JAN 30**Credit: Amy Balanoff **EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:01 P.M. ET TUESDAY, JAN 30** Evolutionary biologists...
Researchers find early symptoms of psychosis spectrum disorder in youth higher than expected
A new study co-led by Associate Professor Kristin Cleverley of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing has found evidence that...
Pitt receives new grant to improve opioid use disorder treatment
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy’s Program Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) has received a five-year, $7.8...
